Hay-rack.



A. J. CARLSON.

HAY RACK. APPLICATION FILED MAY 1| I912.

1,1%?,371., Patented July 20, 1915.

ALFRED'JOHN CARLSON, or MONTIGELLO, MiNNEsorA.

HAY-BACK.

Application filed May 1, 1912. Serial No. 694,494.

. do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements in hay racks.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a separable rack forfacilltatmg the rack being attached to or detached from a wagon body byone operator.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel means fordetachablyconnecting the rack sides to the wagon body.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rack which is composedof a minimum number of parts, is therefore simple in construction, andis cheap to manufacture.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claimhere to appended; it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction within the scope ofthe claim may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a hay rack constructedin accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view showing thehook and clip connection for one of the inclined bars of the rack. Fig.3 is an end view of the same.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all thefiguresof the draw ings.

Referring to the drawings, the invention comprises a wagon body which isdesignated as a whole by the reference letter A and this body consistsof side sills 55, end sills 6-6 and an intermediate longitudinal sill 7.A

plurality of transversely disposed boards 8 are attached to the saidsills and conjointly form the bottom of the hay rack, which isdesignated as a whole by the reference letter B. This rack includes apair of side sections 9 9, each section consisting of a plurality ofspaced transverse bars 10 which are connected at their outer ends bymeans of longitudinal bars 11. The inner'ends of the bars 10 areunder-beveled for engagement with the wa gon box A, and these beveledends extend transversely across said body, thereby disposing theopposite edges of said bars 10 at an upwardly inclined angle. The bars10 of the sections are respectively disposed in staggered relation, andcarried by the inner ends of each of said bars is a forwardly extendinghook 12. These hooks are caused to engage clips 13 or other attachingmeans which extend laterally from the sides of the body A and are inregister with downwardly inclined recesses 13, said recessesfacilitating the attachment of the side sections to the wagon body orthe detachment of said side sections from said body. It will furthermorebe observed that by means of these clips 13 and hooks 12, the sectionsare held in their proper position against accidental displacement.Secured to the opposite ends of each side of the body A are front andrear socket elements, such as are shown at 15.

Each end section of the structure includes a pair of spaced posts 18-18which are connected by transverse strips 19-19. The

posts 18 of the front end section are engaged in the front socketelements 15, and the posts of the rear end section are engaged in thesocket elements 16.

From the foregoing, it will be observed that the ,side and end sectionsmay be readily disengaged from or attached to the wagon body by a singleoperator, and that these sec-' tions when so attached will be securelyretained upon the body against accidental'displacement.

What is claimed is: p The combination with a wagon body including afloor having a spaced series of grooves formed in its side edges, aplurality Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 111$ 20,1915.

of clips connected to the side edges of the bearing upon the floor ofthe body the entire floor and disposed opposite the grooves, an Width ofsuch body. 10 opposed pair of upwardly inclined rack sec- In testimonywhereof, I affix my signature, tions having their inner ends disposed inin presence of two Witnesses.

overlapping relation to the body, and means ALFRED JOHN CARLSON. carriedby the inner ends of the rack sections WVitnesses:

and pivotally engaging said clips, the under ARNOLD FERNBERG,

faces of such inner ends being beveled and GAIJviN MOONS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patent? Washington, D. G..

